Can an Independent Judiciary Be Accountable?

Research and Commentary

This Battle Isn't New: The Filibustering of Judicial Nominations

Sarah A. Binder and Steven Smith, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 06, 2005

Research and Commentary

Filibusters a Great American Tradition

Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 25, 2003

Research and Commentary

The 'Nuclear' Option for Ending Filibusters

Sarah A. Binder, NPR's Morning Edition, January 04, 2005

Research and Commentary

The End of Bipartisanship for Obama's Big Initiatives?

Sarah A. Binder, The Washington Post, March 22, 2009

Past Event

Scrutinizing Judge Alito: Does the Process Work?

Tuesday, January 17, 2006
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

The Business of Congress After September 11: A Look Back and at What's Ahead for 2002

Bill Frenzel and Sarah A. Binder, The Brookings Institution, January 01, 2002

Past Event

A Divided Senate: Bipartisan Harmony or Legislative Discord?

Wednesday, April 04, 2001
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

Going Nowhere: A Gridlocked Congress

Sarah A. Binder, The Brookings Institution, December 01, 2000

Research and Commentary

The Disappearing Political Center: Congress and the Incredible Shrinking Middle

Sarah A. Binder, The Brookings Institution, September 01, 1996

Research and Commentary

A Collapse of the Campaign Finance Regime?

Thomas E. Mann, The Forum, Volume 6, Issue 1, April 16, 2008

Research and Commentary

Is the Broken Branch on the Mend? An Early Report on the 110th Congress

Thomas E. Mann, Sarah A. Binder and Molly Reynolds, The Brookings Institution, September 04, 2007

Research and Commentary

Political Gridlock? What Will Washington Do Now?

Sarah A. Binder, The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 09, 2006

Research and Commentary

The Supreme Court's Divided Decisions

Cass R. Sunstein, The New York Times, October 06, 2005

Research and Commentary

Volley of Complaints: A Change in the Confirmation Game

Cass R. Sunstein, The Washington Post, October 02, 2005

Research and Commentary

The Filibuster Debate

Sarah A. Binder, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, May 16, 2005

Research and Commentary

Presidential Candidates: Where Do They Stand?

Alan Murphy, Sarah A. Binder and Thomas E. Mann, The New York Times, July 26, 2004

Research and Commentary

The Difficulty of Reforming Senate ""Holds""

Sarah A. Binder, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, June 17, 2003

Research and Commentary

The 105th: It Could've Been a Contender

Sarah A. Binder and Thomas E. Mann, The Washington Post, October 18, 1998

Research and Commentary

The Senate Strangles Itself

Sarah A. Binder, The New York Times, July 13, 1996

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